Mike Korney was a 6'3" right-winger who could score and play fairly solid defence. He suited up for 77 regular season games with the Detroit in the 1970s and was an experienced minor pro player while also giving Europe a try.

The Dauphin, Manitoba native played with the local Kings in the MJHL before spending a season in the WCJHL with the Winnipeg Jets. He adjusted well to the top junior league where he was a 20-goal scorer and solid checker. Korney was drafted that year 59th overall by the Detroit Red Wings.

During his first three years as a pro, Korney logged plenty of mileage. He played 59 games in the NHL with the Wings over that span but also toiled in the AHL, IHL, CHL, the old Southern League, and in Britain with the London Lions.

He settled into a career as a minor leaguer but did play briefly for the New York Rangers in 1978-79 after he was picked up on waivers. Korney spent one last year with the AHL's Syracuse Firebirds in 1979-80 then coached the Cranbrook Royals of the WHL for a season before stepping away from the game.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1970-71

Dauphin Kings

MJHL

45

15

31

46

38

1971-72

Dauphin Kings

MJHL

41

16

33

49

64

1972-73

Winnipeg Jets

WCJHL

68

20

29

49

92

1973-74

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

2

0

0

0

0

-3

1973-74

Virginia Wings

AHL

19

1

1

2

15

1973-74

Port Huron Wings

IHL

7

1

0

1

9

1973-74

London Lions

Britain

31

15

10

25

33

1974-75

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

30

8

2

10

18

-9

1974-75

Virginia Wings

AHL

2

0

0

0

0

1974-75

Providence Reds

AHL

3

1

0

1

0

1974-75

Springfield Kings

AHL

1

0

0

0

0

1974-75

Hampton Gulls

SHL

13

0

1

1

35

1975-76

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

27

1

7

8

23

-8

1975-76

New Haven Nighthawks

AHL

21

8

9

17

31

1975-76

Oklahoma City Blazers

CHL

18

8

6

14

20

4

0

0

0

2

1976-77

Kansas City Blues

CHL

74

17

24

41

82

10

1

6

7

13

1977-78

Milwaukee Admirals

IHL

3

0

0

0

2

1977-78

Maine Mariners

AHL

15

2

4

6

20

1977-78

Salt Lake Golden Eagles

CHL

54

12

8

20

75

6

2

4

6

6

1978-79

New York Rangers

NHL

18

0

1

1

18

+4

1978-79

New Haven Nighthawks

AHL

5

1

3

4

0

1978-79

Tulsa Oilers

CHL

11

0

9

9

36

1979-80

Syracuse Firebirds

AHL

73

11

16

27

87

4

1

2

3

18

1980-81

Cranbrook Royals

WIHL

1981-82

Cranbrook Royals

WIHL

1981-82

Cranbrook Royals

Al-Cup

5

1

6

7

2

NHL Totals

77

9

10

19

59

Traded to Philadelphia by Detroit with Rick Lapointe for Terry Murray, Bob Ritchie, Steve Coates and Dave Kelly, February 17, 1977. Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 22, 1978. Traded to Montreal by St. Louis for Gord McTavish, October 7, 1978. Claimed by NY Rangers from Montreal in Waiver Draft, October 9, 1978.